About "Volo"

Volo is a Latin word for speed, more rapidly. The Volo Project is dedicated to providing ABI Members with the most timely bankruptcy decisions from the U.S. Courts of Appeal. A team of editors from around the country will summarize new appellate opinions, posted here at the Volo website. The summary includes the full text of the opinion. ABI Members can also subscribe to an RSS feed to receive summaries as soon as they are posted. Opinions will be summarized within 24 hours.

Volo editor: Scott F. Gautier
Peitzman Weg LLP; Los Angeles, CA

Provided by the American Bankruptcy Institute

Showalter v. Hopper (In re Showalter)

Summarized by Carrie Hardman, Winston & Strawn, LLP 4 weeks 3 days ago
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Citation: 
Showalter v. Hopper (In re Showalter), B.A.P. Case No. EC-12-1419-DJuMk (9th Cir. B.A.P. Apr. 11, 2013)
Ruling: 
The Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (the “Panel”) affirmed the holding of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of California (the “Bankruptcy Court”). The Panel held that the Bankruptcy Court ...
Judge(s): 
Dunn, Jury, and Markell, Bankruptcy Judges
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Morning Mist Holdings Ltd. v. Krys (In re Fairfield Sentry Ltd.)

Summarized by Cassandra Porter, Lowenstein Sandler 4 weeks 3 days ago
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Citation: 
11-4376
Ruling: 
Second circuit upheld decisions of bankruptcy court and district court recognizing that Fairfield Sentry Limited ("Sentry") had its center of main intest ("COMI") in the British Virgin Islands ("BVI"). Accordingly, Sentry's previously filed liquidation in BVI would be ...
Judge(s): 
Jacobs, Chief Judge; Winter, Circuit Judge; Swain District Judge
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Hernandez v. Hopper (In re Hernandez)

Summarized by Omid Moezzi, Nancy Curry Chapter 13 Trustee 4 weeks 4 days ago
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Citation: 
9th Cir. (Bankruptcy Appellate Panel) April 11, 2013 Case No. EC-12-1537-DJuMk (NOT FOR PUBLICATION).
Ruling: 
AFFIRMING the bankruptcy court's order which sustained the chapter 7 trustee's objection to debtors' claim of exemptions.
Judge(s): 
Dunn, Jury and Markell.
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Stephen v. May (In re Stephen)

Summarized by Emil Khatchatourian, United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of California 4 weeks 4 days ago
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Citation: 
BAP No. EC-12-1393-MkDJu (B.A.P. 9th Cir. Apr. 9, 2013) (NOT FOR PUBLICATION)
Ruling: 
AFFIRMING the bankruptcy court, the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit held that the bankruptcy court did not err in dismissing the debtor's case because the debtor did not establish that he was entitled to relief from automatic dismissal ...
Judge(s): 
MARKELL, DUNN and JURY
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Sanders v. U.S. Trustee (In re Sanders)

Summarized by Tony Bisconti, Bienert, Miller & Katzman 4 weeks 4 days ago
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Citation: 
No. CC-12-1398-KiPaTa (B.A.P. 9th Cir. April 11, 2013)
Ruling: 
AFFIRMING the bankruptcy court's order (1) dismissing individual chapter 11 debtor's bankruptcy case and all pending adversary proceedings and (2) entering judgment in favor of the United States trustee for unpaid quarterly fees, the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth ...
Judge(s): 
Kirscher, Pappas, and Taylor
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